Example sentences for: banished

How can you use “banished” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Court ruled that an illegal's claim of being banished from this country on political grounds is not a defense against deportation that requires additional federal court hearings.

  • The Hindus banished time altogether by calling it unreal.

  • It is believed that the town on the west side of the river was named after Attila’s brother (or possibly his brother-in-law), Buda, who was banished there.

  • In just five years, Carey and his allies have almost banished corruption from a union that was filthy to its bones.

  • Each year since 1976, they have published a List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use or General Uselessness, and each year news media across the continent gleefully and unthinkingly report their edicts—which this year included the fairly innocuous verbs skyrocket and spearhead .


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